Heel and aech support



Feb. 12, 1929. 1,701,804

' w. E. COCHRAN HEEL AND ARCH SUPPORT Filed Jan. 2'7, 1926 /n en/or Patented Feb. 12, 1929.

UNITED STATES WILLIAM EDWARD COCHRAN, OF PORTLAND, OREGON.

HEEL AND anon SUPPORT.

Application filed January 27, 1926. Serial No. 84,124.

My invention relates to an improvement in foot braces that are commonly known as arch supports. lVhile I am aware that arch supports have heretofore been made and used in a variety of forms, I am not aware of any that provide a support for the sides of a foot as well as tor the bottom thereof.

An object of my invention to provide an arch support that may be easily inserted or removed from a shoe, and one that, when inserted in a shoe will not loosely move about.

Another object is to provide a support having removable elements to support the foot at the sides of the arch as well as beneath.

lVith these and incidental objects in view, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction and combination of parts, the essential elements of which are set forth in the appended claiimand a preferred form of embodiment of which is hereinafter shown with reference to the drawings which accompany and form a part of this specification.

In the drawings Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the complete support.

Fig. 2 is an. inverted plan view with a portion thereof partially broken away.

Fig. 3 is a section view taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 1, looking); in the direction of the arrows.

Fig. 1 is a cross section view taken on the line (at of Fig". 3, looking; in the direction of the arrows. I

Fig. 5 is a cross section view taken on the line 5-5 ot l ip 3, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Like reference characters rotor to like parts throughout the several. views.

in my arch support, I use a full length insole 1. This insole may be made of any suitable material, but for the purpose of describing the support, I shall assume that the insole and the other elements entering into the construction of the support are of leather. It is intended that this support brace or support the foot at each side of the arch port-ion as well as beneath, and for this purpose there is provided a counter or side and heel support member 2. It will be noted that the counter 2 is of somewhat greater length than the usual form of counters for shoes, and that it extends forwardly to a point that may be termed the forward edge of the arch portion of the insole 1. I shall refer to the purpose of this extended portion of the counter 2 later. To prevent the upper edges of the counter 2 from irritating the toot, I have provided the feather edge 3.

Upon the underside oi"? the insole 1 seem the men'iber 1 to form a pocketlike orl'ion, between it and the insole, and which is open at both sides. The member 4: is secured to the insole by means ol? the stitching 5 and 6. lVithin the space between the nember 4. and the insole 1 is inserted one or more members 1? elevating the arch portion. of the insole 1. i

For the purpose of elevating; the arch portion of the insole 1, T have provided the .iserts or arch SllPIJOltlng members 7 and 8. The members 7 and 8 are preferably made of leather. The size and. shape of the arch supporting or insert members 7 and 8, of course are governed by the individual re quirements of the person using the arch support proper.

As before stated, my arch support is adapted to support the side of the foot, at

the arch portion thereof, as well as to support the arch from beneath, and for this purpose I have constructed the inserts 7 and. 8 of sutlicient width to provide a portion 9 which protrudes from the pocket formed between. the members t and 1. The protrudinp; portions 9 are turned upwardly and l: 'ainst the counter 2. The counter 2, exqlained before, (.Flbtlll'lfa' along the arch portion ot the insole 1, and llllPl0l'.) V protects the foot from being irritated by the proje'ling portions 9. It is to be understood that the size, shape and number oi in sorts will possibly vary, and will. he erned entire-l by the shape, size and condition of the toot to which the support is applied.

l v hile the i'orm of arch support herein shown and described, is admirably adapted to fulfill the objects prin'iarily stated, it is to be understood that it is not intended to confine the invention to one form of embodiment herein shown and described, as it is susceptible of embodiment in various terms, all coming within the scope of the claim which follows.

I claim 2- y In a heel and arch support, an insole, a counter secured about the heel portion of the insole and extending forwardly to the forward edge of the arch portion of the insole a flap like pocket secured to the underside of the insole beneath the arch portion thereof, and afforling a tree passage transversely of said insole for arch supporting members; and arch supporting" members relnovably supported by said pocket, one or sole and each having its protruding portion turned upvmr'dl-y and bearing against said counter at the point oi the lnsole arch.

WILLIAM EDWARD GOOHRAN. 

